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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

steamers at an expense of only five cents
each. There are long stretches of country
on the Pacific routes to California that
are devoid of mail stations, Vet the small
est post-offiee in these regions receives
regularly its mail bag. We hold that the
fact ofour being an outpost OF c~iviliza-
tion-a growing. prosperous settlement
entities us to special consideration from
the pest-office which is intended to ac-
cord as good facilities to the pioneer that
it does to city residents, who do nothing
to promote the settlement Of the country.
We are convinced that the post-ofiice
will be compelled by circumstances to
adopt business methods In this matter. As
soon as the railroad is open to Helena. the
stage coach service will have to be aban-
doned, for without passengers or freight
it will not pay to run the coaches for the
mails alone. This will compel the mail
contractor to send the mails by railroad or
cause the p~ost-offce to take the business
off his hands. The post-office may persist
in sending the eastern mails by way Of
Helena and thereby cause a delayaf near
~ NJ hours, but that will inevitable cause
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
THE INDIAN ROW.

When Sword Bearer and his score
Of horse thieves returned from the
raid ON the Piegans, and full Of whis-
key became riotous, they should have
been placed under arrest. That course
would have saved the expense of NOV
ing troops; saved the territory the
discredit of Indian war reports, and
checked effectually the turbulent spir-
it Of the Grows and Piegans. Instead
of adopting prompt u all con-
cerned have been engaged in making
reports and issuing orders, while the
Indians have been growing defiant,
trying to enlist allies among the Chey-
ennes. There is now a fair prospect
that Sword Bearer will submit and
that bloodshed will be avoided. The
Indian bureau will then relapse
into it's former comatose state until
there is another disturbance. Before
the Indian bureau settles down to rest
it should inquire why Agent William
son failed to act upon the department
orders directing him to advertise for
bids for extra grazing. By making
private contracts Mr.. Williamson
played into the hands of a favored
few and created enmity between the
Indians and stockmen who were ex-
cluded from the ring" While the
Indian should be taught to adopt
peaceful methods, the bureau should
also protect him from Agent William
sons suspicious schemes.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
EYICTIONs.

The proceedings of the board of
county commissioners as published
officially by the River Press, show
that except in a few trivial instances
the increase in the assessments which
Ford and Harris decreed was sustain
ed by them despite the well grounded
protests which were entered against
the unjust levies. These two COM
missioners have placed arbitrary, ca
PRECIOUS values which they avowedly
would not pay themselves for the
property in question. In his infa-
nous letter to Tom Power, Ford
wrote disparagingly Of this town
declared it had no claim to be a coun-
ty seat, and that the county scheme
was a last effort on the part of
the townsite company to revive
the waning fortunes of the place.
When 1t comes to assessments, Ford
assumes that the town is In the full
tide of prosperity-that property is
wo tn considerably more than in Ben
ton-an old city-and that We have
made strides since the last assessment
which are simply astounding. In or
der to defend his conduct this double
faced official informed Mr.. Wegner
that Benton was a dead city and
maintained that he was justified in es-
tablishing higher valuations here.
His own property he returned at S25,-
600, although it is notorious that he
is worth about $780, 600, having re-
ceived about Sl50,000 for cattle alone
within a few years.
This attempt to bleed Great Falls
must be met with TIE same resolute
spirit as that which routed Ford when
he tried to hold US in his grip. The
laws contemplate equal valuation
throughout the county-they do not
allow commissioners to adopt capri
ciously a different basis for any place
which they design to favor or to in
jure, In Lewis and Clark county the
assessment valuation" according to
the Independent, averages about two
thirds of the actual valuation" and
as that basis is observed throughout
the county, no n complains, and the
revenue ID abundant. In Choteau
like equity must prevail. Our town
is prosperous and our people are
able and willing to pay taxes which
are just. But they will resist to the
uttermost the attempt of the commits
sioners to plumber them under the
guise of taxation,
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
EXPEDITE II NAILS.

Hon. j. L. Toole deserves hearty praise
for his efforts to procure better mail ser
vice for Northern Montana. He discerns
the absurdity of sending mail matter from
the east to Great Falls, Benton and ASSN
aboine by way of Helena when the Mani
toha railroad provides a direct route from
st. Paul to all these places. So long as
Helena was the nearest railroad point that
course was proper, but the post-ofice can
not propose seriously to persist in sending
mail matter to Helena for this city when
it can be conveyed directly here more
quickly and chearly by the railroad which
comes to our own doors. In Benton and
Assinaboine the grievance is also felt Sc
verely because the Billings stage coach
route is as irregular as III own.
The merchant would be admitted with
outquestionft ito a lunatic asylum who would
have gods sent from St. Paul to Helena
and thence by stage to this city, when he
could procure the same direct by railroad
in less time and at less expense. Is it UNI
reasonable to expect that the post office
will pursue ordinary business methods or
are such reserved only for the large cities
where the united clamor of the merchants,
the press and corporate bodies soon makes
itself heard in Washington? The obiec-
tion raised there that the expense of
conveying the mails here would be consia-
cradle because there are few postoffiees be-
tween Minot and Poplar Creek will not
bear examination. There are in this eonn-
try many stretches Of territory without
post-ofaces, hut no n contends that when
q railroad traverses them that tie mails
shall be sent to places at either end by d
roundabout way. There are surely no
post-ofnces on the Atlantic ocean, and yet
letters are conveyed from Califor-
nia u LONDON BY the quickest
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
TIMELY COUNSEL.

The Yellowstone county grand jury
makes some remarks in it's report
which should be needed here. It
says:
We desire to call attention to and ex-
press our disapprobation of a practice
which seems to prevail to a considerable
extent within this county, that of bring
ing cases before 4 grand jury where the
revenge for sone imaginary wrong in a
neighborhood quarrel, at least, seems
evident. Cases have been presented to
this, as well'as previous grand j%uries, from
justices courts, which, upon brief exam
nation, proved to contain no evidence
whatever to justify the holding of accus-
ed for trial. In our opinion only the
strongest proofs of guilt should govern
the action of the lower courts in binding
over for trial such persons charged with
crime as are brought before them, as
failure to convict in SO large a proportion
OF the cases which annually load the
docket of our district court, unnecessarily
places a heavy burden of debt. upon the
county.
Doubts + expressed that Kasson
can be convicted Of DEMONSTRATING,
although his guilt is clear. It is be-
lieved that he waived examination in
order that he might have board and
lodging at the expense Of the county
until April next. Does not the yell
lowstone rebuke apply justly to such
cases as hist
Gov. cHunoH Of Dakota In his an
nusl report, makes . plea for stale
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
Statements such as these will o
swell the volume of migration toward
the fertile valleys and broad plains Of
northern Montana.
SAND gOULEE COIL.

Mr.. Williams, the superintendent
of the Helena Gas Light & Coke
Company, speaks in gratifying terms
of the Sand Con1ee coal. He says:
There is no good reason why we cannot
use the Montana article, and We shall
make a fair test of it as soon as il Is
brought into market. We could use the
Livingston coal, but it is not to be had, it
being all utilized in the manufacture of
coke. But as I consider the Sand Coulee
article fully as good, there will be no ne
cessity is sending out of the territory fer
fuel when the &ontana Central is COM
pleted. Our coal now costs US $15 per
ton: are using five tons per day. Sand
Coulee coal can be brought here for about
half the amount; consequently it will be
readily seen that we can also make a
proportionate discount on the price of gas,
an event which doubtless our consumers
will hail with delight. Coal cuts a great
figure in our business, and as we shall be
using a carload a day next spring, it Ger
tainlv will be to our interest to procure it
as cheaply as possible, and | propose to
buy the Montana production as soon as it
can De Ldu.
It will be seen from the above
statment that the Helena gas works
will consume as much as a carload
per day next spring when the plant
will have been enlarged to treble its
present capacity. At present the COM
pany procures the celebrated Crested
Butte coal, mined from noted fields
in Colorado at a cost Of SIS per ton in
carload lots, delivered at the yard. As
the haul from Sand Coulee to Helena
will be at most only 100 miles, there
will be obviously a great saving in
freight alone. It is clear that the
coal trafie alone will be a large source
of revenue for President Broadwater's
road.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
SATURDAY. OCTOBER %. 1887.
REDUCTION WORKS.

The call for reduction works in
oreases with the growth of the mining
industry. In Helena and Butte cap
i~talists are urged to establish such
works. In Helena the Independent
says that 'the only concern on this
side of the range that handles custom
Ores, and the leading institution OF
that kind in Montana, is obtaining
more profitable business than it can
take care OF. even by constantly in
creasng its plant. With the mining
development of districts tributary to
Helena, still in its merest infancy, the
company finds itself overwhelmed
with business and is constantly in
creasing its capacity. The Cataract
and Red Mountain districts, the Pony
and Red Bluff country, and all the
mineral country drained by the Bould-
or and Prickly Pear will in a very
short time be turning out hundreds
of tons for every single ton now pro-
duced."
In Butte the Reduction company
proposes to increase its plant SO as to
reduce lead ores, and the Inter Noun
tain observes: at is believed. and
with good reason, that a spirit of in
keligently directed enterprise backed
by the necessary capital would make
Butte the great %silver-lead smelling
center of the northwest, drawing its
ores from all directions, but particu-
larly from Beaverhead, Deer Lodge
and Madison counties and from the
mines of the Occur d'Alene country.
Fuel will be cheap and abundant,
fuxes are convenient, or will be in
less than another year, and all kinds
of ore can be procured SO as to insure
easy and profitable reduction by judi
cious mixing. The only drawback is
the possible difficulty of securing the
low transportation rates required II
they can be obtained, there is no rea-
son why Butte should not become as
great a factor in the silver-lead mar
ket as it now is in the copper market"
Statements such as these confirm
what we have said heretofore regard
ing the expediency Of establishing
ore reduction works in Montana like
those which have done so much to
promote the mining industry Of Col
orado. We are pleased to see each
place put forward its own claim, but
we are convinced that the combina-
ton of coal, water-power, low ele-
walton and near mineral districts,
designates Great Falls as the best
place for reduction works. Time
will vindicate the wisdom of those
who selected this place for the
pnrnnsa
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
hood which applies to Montana a.
we'll. He says:

The character of the legislation neces-
sary to the advancement and development
of our territory, and the well being and
happiness OF SO 600 people cannot be
obtained through the medium of congress,
the members of which are far distant from
the people whose interests they have in
charge and who necessarily cannot be
familiar with their wants or their many
existing and ,rapidly growing needs, which
a direct representation andresponsibility of
the governing powers to those whose in
terests they have in charge, which means
self-government through statehood.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

Gov. CHunoH Of Dakota IN his an
nual report, makes q plea for state
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

THE cold spell appears to have been
general. Even in staunton, Va, heavy
snow fell on Tuesday.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

Messrs. Boos and Hinkley lett Tor
Helena last evening.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29
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Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

The telegraph wires have bravefy
Weathered the storm and enable q TO
give d full budgel Of news to-day.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

IT MARKS a great change in Montana
trade when Great Falls receives goods by
railroad at one dollar per hundred pounds
less than Helena.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-10-29

IT IS to be hoped that the massing Of
troops at the Grow agency will overawe
the Indians and avert the discredit Of an
Indian war. The troops should have been
sent to the agency at the first signs Of dis
turbance.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
Athletic Women.

The women are doing more, perhaps,
10 make themselves healthy and pretty
than they ever did or had chance to do
in modern times before. Horscba
riding, rowing, swimming, walking, ex-
ercisin: in gymnasiums, sparring, play
ing games that siren gthen muscles and
develop forms, and studying hygiene
with as little study and as much fun as
possible-are some of their devices.
Why, the young women are undergoing
a revolution. Their mothers don't know
what TO make Of thcm-thougn candor
compels the admission that Il great many
of the mothers are paying IS much at.
tention to the subject as any onc-ex-
cept that they may not all have the new
science down as finely as that lily of the
stage who is described ia the provinci al
papers as taking cold bath every morn
ing to preserve her health, washing hel
face with cold cream instead Of water SC
as to avoid wrinkles, and walking like a
postman to keep herself muscular. =
IN. Y. Sun.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

Corn. Select varieties sure to mature
in short season. Mixing the seed OF
several kinds, ripening at near the same
time, certainly increases the crop. Plant
early, and near or far apart, in proper
ton to the richness of the land, hut not
too close. Roots. 1t will not do to de-
Law sowing parsnips. If it comes hot
they will burn up. Sugar-beets, man
giles and carrots will bear sowing later,
but the crop is hurt. Get as Tonga sea-
son for roots as possible. On clean
ground fiat culture is admissible, but
where there are many weeds all kinds OF
roots should be sowed on rolled ridges,
over plenty of manure. Potatoes plant
ed in May generally do we'll; they may
be safely cut to two or three eyes to the
set.-Soiling crops. In some loc''ities
oats and peas may be sowed. Use any
leafy kind of oats, and if the soil is rich,
Marrowfat peas. They give twice rs
good a crop as Canada peas, though
those are best on poor soil. Sow corn
in drills; as standby sweet corn Is the
best. One bushel to the acre will give
best results on rich land, and never put
corn on other--you waste your time.
Repeat sowings-
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
A Story of Victoria.

One of the first things Queen Victoria
did On hearing that William ~. was
dead and that she had succeeded to the
throne was to call one Of her mothers
ladies' waiting. Gam l really qneenT'
asked the excited Princess.
''You are, indeed, madam" replied
the y-in-waiting.
"And l can do what | choose by
right?' continued Nictofia.
"Certainly, your Majesty"
''Thcn get me 4 cup Of green tea.
Mamma never woull let me have it;
now | mean to know what harm it can
do me-" AMI the young Queen drank
three cups, had violent fit of the
>hivers, and has never liked tea since.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
Counting Up tho Cost.

The average housewife seldom stops to
calculate the cost of the several articles
she prepares for the table day after day
She goes through her work, making
bread, pies, tea, coffee and never knows
the cost Of any of them. She knows that
Eggs are so much a dozen and butter such
and such a price, and that a barrel Of
-four takes Sc OF IS out of the cxchequcr,
out she has never calculated the cost Of
one single article, Or what the price of a
,inner or a days meals may be. Some
NE has calculated that it costs half of a
Kent for cup of coffee, not counting the
agar and milk, and that half 4 pound
Of coffee will make thirty-two cups of
good coffee.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
How to be III a ppys


Are you almost disguised
With life little man!
will tie you 4 wonderful trick
That will bring you rontentment
If anything can.
Do something for somebody, quick,
TO something for somebody, quick,
are you awfully tired
With play, little grl'
Weary, discouraged and sick
I'll tell you the loveliest
Game in the world
something for somebody, quick,
D, something for somebody, quick
Though it rains like the rain
OF the food, little man.
And a clouds mr. fortiddirg and - - i,
You ,'as .r .' Ia. stt,i sT5re
II -nal. httle man,
Do. r.. -sH. for somebody quick.
Do. u,'tsa, for somebody quick.
Though the skies are like brass
Overhead, little girl,
.Agd he vail X well heated brick;
AID ire earthly affairs
Ina terrible vhirl.
Dos1inething for somebody, quick,
Do netting for somebody, quick.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
New g.e4 for Ribbons.

The ridicu g., custom of decorating
every aqailable object III the house with
bows of ribbon has extended even to
caEd!cs--not tnv kitchen candles, OF
course, bat those intended Tor bedroom
and pavlor. Tbo ribbons are Of any
color that may happen to please the eye
of the mistress Of the house, and are at
tachcd to the candle close to
the candl,sticN, where naturally
enough they produce most imposing
effect. 1t j. perhaps unnecessary to
state that this kind O. candle is not in
itcnded to be uso.t- On the other hano
it is pcrmissii e eat ones dinner rol,
which is likewise adorned with rlbb'H
fastened about it. There is some conso-
lation in this tact. Doubtless, howevcr,
we nav soon be treated to the cnchant-
ng spectacle of -oin Of beef with
broad satin sash w3lnd round its mid
die, or perhaps roast chicken gar
nishcd with brillia It cravat; in fact,
devices of this kind admit Of no limita-
tons.
Speaking of ribbons, st - noticeable
that the number of scarf ana a-snorles
in the drawing room is rapidly oimalsh-
ing. It has become possible i s.t5. d
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
a NJ Odel OF Her Sex.

The aristocratic Creole lady, says a
New Orleans letter, is often n mo d 4 for
the imitation of her sex. She is an ODE
dent and respectful daughter. faithful
wife and devoted mother. She is soft
of speech, and has grace of manner
which gives a charm to all she does.
Well educated and accomplished, with
keen wit, she makes brilliant figure in
society, but is nevertheless an excellent
manager of her household, and gives a
most careful sup nv. in to every detail
that wi il enhance the comfort Of her
lord. She looks diligently after the
physical and intellectual welfare of her
children; esp c:a l. are her daughters
tanned under her own eyes in all that
goes to make woman livery in mind and
person. Their tasks for school are
conned by her side, their music lessons
are prac'iced " thin her hearing, that
she may detect the least false note. She
shares in al their amusements, she is
their companion. their co Fl lent, their
friend. They come to her with all their
little hopes and fears, sure of her sympa-
t,y. When he, d tighter is grown the
Creole matrOn bonn ain into rich
second youth; her own girlhood is re-
newel in that of he: child; tn y are
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
What Women Didn't lXnow.

l thought women knew everything
about everything. But they don't. l
don't like to tell this story. 1t is q kind
of give away. They were three or four
) ladies enjoying that afternoon time when
all the gossip is manufactured and made
up in packages to be delivered around
town. They were having charming
time when the Chinese 10y walked into
their midst, holding in his hand box
of paste of some kind. He handed it to
the lady of the house with the laconic
remark: ''Man down there sell 'cm."
They all grabbed for the box. "What
was it2' said one. 81 don't know"
said the other, "but it's paste" II
know" said the hostess; ats that new
complexion paste we were reading about;
don't you rcmcmbcr3 1t must be that"
ut must be good; let's try it," So one
of them took good big dab of it and
put it on hr cheek, and another put
some on her chin, and another on her
forehead. They all began to squirm.
The first ones check was all drawn up,
and she could only speak out of the side
of her mouth; the third ones eyelids
were pulled up SO that she could not
shut them. "Well, Inever. We don't
want any of that, anyway; John, take
it away, take it away, qui k; tell the
man we don't want it." The Chinaman
departed, and found the peddler sitting
on the front steps. The peddlcr rose
up "Wcli," he said, "rm glad you've
come back; l thought you were clean
ing all the silverware in the house with
it, San Francisco Chronicle
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10

New asparagus beds should be very
sparingly cut the second year after
planting. Early wedding is Important
with root crops; keep the spaces be-
tween clean by the use of the hand-cul-
tivator in small gardens, and horse
implement in large ones. Cut the
plants with sharp hoe, leaving them
in little clusters six or eight inches
a,mrt in the row. These clusters may
be thinned later to leave but single
plant in q place. Succession crops
should be provided for my sowing spin
aeh, lettuce, sweet corn, etc. every week
or ten days. In the scarcity OF pea
brush, a wire trellis is the best and
mpst cheaply made substitute.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
About Cats Cradle.

suppose most of you have played at
cas- cradlc-that interesting string and
Ii,ecg game. Let me tell you. however,
that 1t has nothing to do with pussy,
.nough you will doubtless be surprised
10 lear it. The words are really meant
for cratch Cor mangcr) cradle, IN a!usion
TO the cradle in which the infant Jesus
lad. - Little Folks.
The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1887-06-10
scarcely mother and daughter any longer,

sca:ccly mother and daughter any Ionger,
bu A pair of loving sister,. The young
airl is educated in q convent ard leads
secluded existence until she "a launched
in socety, and then, in the new, Joyous
life tia, bar t upon her she - a.ways
surroun.ed by the same watch.ui >arc
tia. guided her childhood. Young
girls are not allowed TO so into society
without bong accom- a1ied by their
mothers or some other married lady, IS
chapeIoue-ace of the many Creole Gus
tons which las been generally adopted
by the Amer >an residents Of New Or
leans